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Monthly Archives: August 2011
Have You Lost Your Tale (and become one of the “Drudge People?”)
Drudge people. You see them every day. On the news. In your town. Outside your window. Perhaps, even in your own home. You can easily recognize them as they have lost their tales. With no tale, they are directionless, shuffling … Continue reading
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8 Character Archetypes Portray the Facets of Our Minds
There are 8 essential archetypal characters, each of which represents a different aspect of our own minds. The Protagonist portrays our initiative, Antagonist our reticence to change. Reason is our intellect, Emotion our passion. Skeptic is our self-doubt, Sidekick our … Continue reading
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The Main Character: To Change Or Not To Change….
Just because a Main Character ultimately remains steadfast does not mean he never considers changing. Similarly, a Change Main Character does not have to be changing all the time. In fact, that is the conflict with which he is constantly … Continue reading
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The Elements of Characters in Dramatica Pro 4 (Video)
From the Dramatica Software Companion
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A Poem About Inventing, Teaching, Selling & Proselytizing Dramatica
“Verbatim” by Melanie Anne Phillips Have you ever wished you had something to say to open the heart or capture the day. To dissect the mind or rally the cause, but your words come up empty, like stasis on pause. … Continue reading
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Use Your Main Character to Change Your Reader or Audience
Suppose your audience/reader and your Main Character do NOT agree in attitudes about the central issue of the story. Even so, the audience will still identify with the Main Character because he or she represents the audience’s position in the … Continue reading
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Historic Dramatica – Justified Characters
This early article was originally written as part of a first draft book on the Dramatica theory which was never published. It seeks to describe the dynamics of how character justifications are the force that “winds up” dramatic potential in a story, … Continue reading
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